Building a Library: Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death; Disc of the Week: Shostakovich: Symphonies 1 and 15.
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Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony no. 15 in A major Op.141
Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.- BIS : 1643.
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The Spanish humour for viol solo ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Tobias Hume (c1569 - 1645)Ìý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Captain Tobias Hume – A Scottish Soldier, DELPHIAN : DCD-34140ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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Symphony no. 2 in E flat major Op.63 ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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Hodie puer nascitur/Homo mortalis firmiter - motet for 4 voices [Early 15th-C Cypriot; MS. Torino Bibl. Nazionale J.11.9] ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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Nicholas Baragwanath compares recordings of Mussorgsky’s Songs and Dances of Death and makes recommendations:
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MUSSORGSKY: Songs and Dances of Death, Sunless and four songs
Eugene Nesterenko (bass), Vladimir Krainev (piano)
MELODIYA MELCD1001401 (CD)
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MUSSORGSKY: Songs and Dances of Death
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Gorki State Philharmonic Orchestra / Mstislav Rostropovitch (conductor)
MELODIYA 74321532372 (currently unavailable)
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Symphony no. 1 in B flat major Op.38 (Spring) ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon RattleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý BERLIN PHILHARMONIKER RECORDINGS : BPHR-140011 ÌýÌýÌýÌý
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Symphony no. 1 in B flat major Op.38 (Spring) ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nezet-SeguinÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 479-2437ÌýÌý
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Symphony no. 2 in C major Op.61 ÌýÌýÌý
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon RattleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý BERLIN PHILHARMONIKER RECORDINGS : BPHR-140011 ÌýÌýÌýÌý
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Symphony no. 2 in C major Op.61 ÌýÌýÌý
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nezet-SeguinÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 479-2437ÌýÌý
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Symphony no. 3 in E flat major Op.97 (Rhenish) ÌýÌýÌýÌý
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon RattleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý BERLIN PHILHARMONIKER RECORDINGS : BPHR-140011 ÌýÌýÌýÌý
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Symphony no. 4 in D minor Op.120 vers. original [1841] ÌýÌýÌýÌý
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon RattleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý BERLIN PHILHARMONIKER RECORDINGS : BPHR-140011 ÌýÌýÌýÌý
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Symphony no. 4 in D minor Op.120 vers. standard [1851] ÌýÌý
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nezet-SeguinÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 479-2437ÌýÌý
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Symphony no. 4 in D minor Op.120 vers. original [1841] ÌýÌýÌýÌý
Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon RattleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌý BERLIN PHILHARMONIKER RECORDINGS : BPHR-140011 ÌýÌýÌýÌý
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Fritz Reiner conducts Richard Strauss
STRAUSS: Various works
Various artists, Fritz Reiner (conductor)
For full details see: www.pristineclassical.com/pasc411.html
PRISTINE PASC411 (download)
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Furtwangler conducts Four Last Songs
STRAUSS: Four Last Songs (and other works)
For full details see: www.pristineclassical.com/pasc407.html
PRISTINE PASC407 (download)
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Richard Strauss: Four Complete Opera Recordings
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PRAGA DSD350100 (Hybrid SACD)
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STRAUSS, R: Piano Quartet in C minor Op. 13; Cacilie Op. 27 No. 2; Die Nacht Op. 10 No. 3; Morgen Op. 27 No. 4; Zueignung Op. 10 No. 1; Heimliche Aufforderung Op. 27 No. 3; Allerseelen Op. 10 No. 8
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SONY 88843023672 (CD)
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Strauss conducts Strauss
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For full details see: www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4792703
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4792703 (7CD budget)
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